Turkey planning mandate to send military personnel to Saudi Arabia under Mecca pact, ruling party official says
The lawmaker said the mandate would be sent to parliament once a bill ratifying the accord had been approved.
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan speaks during a meeting at his ruling AK Party (AKP) in Ankara, Turkey, October 7, 2026. Mustafa Kamaci/Presidential Press Office. Photo:Reuters
Turkey will submit to parliament a mandate allowing military personnel to be deployed to Saudi Arabia under its joint defence pact with Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, a lawmaker from the ruling AK Party told Reuters today (21 October).
The lawmaker said the mandate would be sent to parliament once a bill ratifying the accord had been approved.
Turkey submitted the Mecca Joint Defence Agreement — signed by the three countries in August — to parliament for ratification on Tuesday, bringing Nato's second-largest army closer to a formal mutual defence pledge with Riyadh as it faces Houthi attacks.
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